Lawmakers Near Deal on Highway-Funding Bill

Measure would fund transportation infrastructure improvements for at least five years

WASHINGTON—Congressional negotiators closing in on legislation to reauthorize transportation programs are expected to be able to fund highway programs for at least five years, the longest time frame for such a measure in at least a decade.

The talks, which are expected to be completed as soon as Monday, are fluid and depend on resolving myriad issues in the legislation, according to aides to the lawmakers negotiating the bill.